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Cloud cuckoo land

High school (ages 12+)
Philosophy & Big Questions

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/cloud-cuckoo-land

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. What is the conceptual framework?

  2. 2. What is the key psychological trait?

  3. 3. Why do people talk about living in Cloud Cuckoo Land?

  4. 4. Where did the idea of Cloud Cuckoo Land come from?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Cognitive Dissonance

  • Utopianism

  • Metaphorical Construct

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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